LORAIN -- Two new buildings at the Lighthouse Village shopping center have received design review approval.

The Lorain Design Review Board this afternoon approved the aesthetic look of the two new buildings. One will have a Starbucks coffee with a drive-through window, while the other will have a Pet Supplies Plus store as an anchor tenant.

Owner DeVille Developments of Canton constructs its buildings with the intention of owning, managing and maintaining the site, said Patrick Sirpilla, director of leasing for the company.

"We build to keep and we do our own management, construction and leasing," he told the board. DeVille Developments does not cut corners with the intention of a quick sale, he said.

"We want to hold onto it for the next 30 years," Sirpilla said.

The new buildings will be similar in style, but not identical, to the existing stores at Lighthouse Village, Sirpilla said.

Construction tentatively could start in March and be finished in fall, Sirpilla said. The stores also will have new workers but an exact number will depend on what businesses move in, he said.

The 6,260-square-foot building with the Starbucks will have 48 parking spaces; the lot would be accessible from the north driveway that leads to Home Depot, according to plans.

The building also will have wall graphics with pictures on the exterior wall, Sirpilla said.

The other new building will have a 7,500-square-foot Pet Supplies Plus store with an additional 9,000 square feet to build out. It will have space for six tenants and 111 parking spaces in the area southwest of the existing Applebee's restaurant, according to plans.

DeVille Developments does not have a full roster of stores coming into the space but will work with "class A" national, regional or local tenants to fill the space, Sirpilla said.

"This is beautiful and it'll be a welcome addition to our district," Carrion said. The board members also jokingly discussed what new stores they would like to add in the new buildings.

The two buildings also were the first new commercial projects that required approval of the Design Review Board. Lorain City Council last year approved expanding that board's review powers from the downtown area along Broadway, to the entire city.